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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
In the trade paperback Comeback, time travel is possible through a company called Reconnect. They offer the wealthy a second chance by travelling into the near past to rescue people from certain death. The near past and present seem to be a limitation, or maybe Reconnect is concerned with creating time paradoxes.
Matt and Seth are two agents of Reconnect who travel back, rescue victims, and place cadavers in place of the victims. When the FBI starts investigating, the 2 agents find themselves trapped in the past and hunted by the FBI and employees of Reconnect who may have some dirty secrets to hide. It seems that Reconnect has blood on their hands and will do anything to keep their secrets hidden.
The art style is a rougher look, and I liked it, but I did keep confusing 2 key characters because of the style. They look somewhat similar and the book introduces past and future versions of some of the characters. The graphic novel includes lots of extras like alternate covers, and much of the steps in the process of creating a graphic novel. Also included are the elevator pitch for the book, which I found interesting as a summary. It's a well-written, gritty noir story with plenty of the usual head-scratching that time travel stories put me through.
Matt and Seth are two agents of Reconnect who travel back, rescue victims, and place cadavers in place of the victims. When the FBI starts investigating, the 2 agents find themselves trapped in the past and hunted by the FBI and employees of Reconnect who may have some dirty secrets to hide. It seems that Reconnect has blood on their hands and will do anything to keep their secrets hidden.
The art style is a rougher look, and I liked it, but I did keep confusing 2 key characters because of the style. They look somewhat similar and the book introduces past and future versions of some of the characters. The graphic novel includes lots of extras like alternate covers, and much of the steps in the process of creating a graphic novel. Also included are the elevator pitch for the book, which I found interesting as a summary. It's a well-written, gritty noir story with plenty of the usual head-scratching that time travel stories put me through.
jekutree's review against another edition
4.0
Solid Chris Nolan-esque Time traveling crime comic. Ed Brisson, Michael Walsh and Jordie Bellaire do a great job (as expected). I’m so in love with Michael Walsh’s art.
stevequinn's review against another edition
2.0
This sounded interesting and was pretty disappointing. It was really hard to tell the characters apart; what was happening; and if we were in the past or present. There was a large infodump near the end that seemed like the author’s attempt at showing how brilliant the story really was. Maybe it was over my head? But to me, obscurity, lack of clarity and weak visuals made this pretty bad.
eoghann's review against another edition
3.0
Reconnect is an organization that promises to travel into the past and rescue your loved one before they die. For a modest fee ($5 million). Agent's Mark and Seth do the snatching. But maybe Reconnect's actions aren't as clean as they appear to be.
It's a fascinating premise for a story and although I'm really not a big fan of time travel stories I was curious to see where this went.
In tone it seems to be going for a hardboiled feel. There's lots of blood and violence and all the characters emotions seem stunted. Even the actual "good" guys. That's a tone that not everyone is going to like, but the writer Ed Brisson kept a fast pace and I was curious about how all the twists and turns would work out so I kept reading.
Speaking of the twists and turns, time travel is central to this story. Which means that the time stream changes multiple times over the course of it. That can be a little difficult to follow and it always raises questions about what is or is not possible. You have to go with the flow a bit.
Art wise, to suit the tone, the art is minimalist and the line work is thick with a heavy emphasis on browns. Artist Michael Walsh has a good grip on storytelling and presenting action in his artwork, but the minimalist style does make it hard to recognize characters some of the time.
If you enjoy action movies with high violence quotient and you're okay with time travel, this one is worth your time. But I wouldn't kill myself hunting it down.
It's a fascinating premise for a story and although I'm really not a big fan of time travel stories I was curious to see where this went.
In tone it seems to be going for a hardboiled feel. There's lots of blood and violence and all the characters emotions seem stunted. Even the actual "good" guys. That's a tone that not everyone is going to like, but the writer Ed Brisson kept a fast pace and I was curious about how all the twists and turns would work out so I kept reading.
Speaking of the twists and turns, time travel is central to this story. Which means that the time stream changes multiple times over the course of it. That can be a little difficult to follow and it always raises questions about what is or is not possible. You have to go with the flow a bit.
Art wise, to suit the tone, the art is minimalist and the line work is thick with a heavy emphasis on browns. Artist Michael Walsh has a good grip on storytelling and presenting action in his artwork, but the minimalist style does make it hard to recognize characters some of the time.
If you enjoy action movies with high violence quotient and you're okay with time travel, this one is worth your time. But I wouldn't kill myself hunting it down.
old_tim's review against another edition
4.0
If you are incredibly wealthy and a loved one dies in an accident, Reconnect can help you out (for a hefty fee). They’ll send their agents back in time to just before the death. Seth & Mark will snatch the person, fake the death, and in a few weeks you’ll be reunited with the person that you had lost. Unfortunately all of this is illegal, and the FBI has been investigating for quite a while, hoping to get a good lead. Seth & Mark find themselves caught between the FBI and their employers, who don’t have their best interests in mind.
Ed Brisson has written a captivating mashup of hardboiled crime dramas and time traveling chicanery. That’s an interesting juxtaposition that you don’t encounter often. Yes, the plot is incredibly timey wimey and very very confusing. Personally I found this to be a feature, not a bug. The characters themselves are confused and frustrated, and the plot complications made their emotional states clearer.
Michael Walsh’s art is simple and dark, echoing the noir tones in the story. It looks more like a crime story than a SF one. Unfortunately the dark tones and shadows mean that occasionally the details are lost, and it can be difficult at times to determine exactly what is happening.
This isn’t a comic for everyone, but I found it to be a great deal of fun. The plot twists kept me guessing and wondering what could possibly happen next.
Ed Brisson has written a captivating mashup of hardboiled crime dramas and time traveling chicanery. That’s an interesting juxtaposition that you don’t encounter often. Yes, the plot is incredibly timey wimey and very very confusing. Personally I found this to be a feature, not a bug. The characters themselves are confused and frustrated, and the plot complications made their emotional states clearer.
Michael Walsh’s art is simple and dark, echoing the noir tones in the story. It looks more like a crime story than a SF one. Unfortunately the dark tones and shadows mean that occasionally the details are lost, and it can be difficult at times to determine exactly what is happening.
This isn’t a comic for everyone, but I found it to be a great deal of fun. The plot twists kept me guessing and wondering what could possibly happen next.
joelipsett's review against another edition
3.0
The tale of time travel agents is not exactly unique (in fact this reminded me a great deal of the movie Looper), but it's done competently enough. There's very little character investment and some of the plot developments don't entirely make sense (how exactly is the FBI passing information back to themselves?) though the biggest fault is that two different characters are drawn in a very similar fashion which makes it difficult to distinguish the. Ultimately this is more of a "meh" than anything else
drtlovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
What it's about: The Premise: If you can find the secretive Comeback Corporation and pay a large enough sum of money, they will travel back in time to prevent your death. The Reality: Comeback is worried you might tell others they can travel through time...
What I thought: I remember seeing a TV show that had this premise; I'm assuming it was based on this graphic novel. (Quick research shows I'm thinking of YouTube's Lifeline, which I watched an episode or two of; and further research is not showing a link between these two properties, which is pretty weird, as they have an almost-identical premise.)
This seems to be a one-shot graphic novel, which I appreciate - tell me the story, then let me go, instead of locking me into an ongoing series of indefinite length. (Though there does seem to be the potential to expand on some loose ends.)
Why I rated it like I did: As time-travel stories go, this one is not bad.
What I thought: I remember seeing a TV show that had this premise; I'm assuming it was based on this graphic novel. (Quick research shows I'm thinking of YouTube's Lifeline, which I watched an episode or two of; and further research is not showing a link between these two properties, which is pretty weird, as they have an almost-identical premise.)
This seems to be a one-shot graphic novel, which I appreciate - tell me the story, then let me go, instead of locking me into an ongoing series of indefinite length. (Though there does seem to be the potential to expand on some loose ends.)
Why I rated it like I did: As time-travel stories go, this one is not bad.
ckeeve's review
4.0
I feel like I don't read enough time travel stories, but I was surprised at how well I was able to keep up with this. It was just convoluted enough to be sort of a mind fuck, but the mechanisms behind time travel and time paradoxes were almost too simple. Other than that, it was a pretty enjoyable read. Character development and inter-personal relationships could've been fleshed out a little more, but whatever.